Tool head retainer



WITNESS: ATTORNEY Nov. 29, 1932. A. DORFMAN 1,889,400

f TOOL HEAD RETAINER f Filed Dec. 14. .1928

'mvENTR Patented Nov. 29, 1932 l p 1,889 l UNITED STATES Pn'rslrr ori-ICE Application filed December 14, 192,8. Serial No. 326,076.

This invention relates toa tool, the general of the reduced part at vthe center thereof. object of the invention being to provide The bolt head 8, as shown in Fig.- 1, commeans whereby the head of the tool can be pletely straddles the eye 3, positively engages easily and quickl attached to the handle the tool head and is entirely out of Contact thereof without s aping the handle to the with the distal end-of the handle 2. Unlike 55 eye of the head and without danger of the the practice many times employed in seating head flying off the handle, even though the handles in tool heads, the eye in the handle handle Should break, tapers from the distal face of the tool head This invention also consists in certain other to the proxima-l or handle face of the tool 1 features of constructionV and in the combinahead and does not flare outwardly from a 6 tion and arrangement of the several parts, to central zone towards both outside faces, in be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in which construction the seating of the tool the accompanying drawing and specifically handle is accomplished by expanding the dispointed out in the appended claim. tal end of the tool handle by means of a In describing the invention in detail, referwedge, or the like. By my construction and 65 ence will be had to the accompanying drawcombination, a broken tool handle may be .ing wherein like characters denote like or eJected quickly and easily and a new handle corresponding parts throughout the several may be-fitted to the tool head merely by inviews, and in which serting it and tightening up the thru-'bolt 7.

Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, No special seating or expanding of the ,distal 70 showing the invention applied to a harnend of the wooden handle in the eye 3 is remer. quired. A long bolt 7, having a curved head Figure 2 is a view of the bolt for holding S, is adapted to pass through the bore with the head to the handle. its head engaglng a countersink 9 formed in Figure 3 is a View of the inner end of the the outer part of the head. A nut 10 is 75 nut for engaging the free end of the handle screwed on the threaded end of the bolt which and the threaded end of the bolt. pr o]ects from the free end of the handle and In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the this nut has a conical partA 11 on its inner tool head and 2 indicates the handle. Thel end Which is split and internallythreaded to '30 eye 3 of the head is tapered and one end of engage the threads of the bolt, the splittingV80 e handle is also tapered so that it can be of this conical part providing a number of ad'usted in the eye. and will fit the eyes of resllient portions w ich, when the nutis di erent sizes of heads. This tapering ofthe screwed-home on the bolt, will enter the reeye of the head and the corresponding tapercess 6, which forces the resilient parts ining of the head end of the wooden handle is wardly and thus clamps the nut on the bolt. 85 of importance. It is provided for allthe The nut is also provided with an annular eyes and all the handles of the entire line of ilange 12 which encircles the reduced part e', manufacture built under the invention. The as shown in Figure 1. relative size of the tapered eye and of the Thus it will be se'en that the bolt and its 40 tapered head end of the handle is such that head with the nut iirmly connects the tool 90 the handle-penetratesthe eye short of its head to the handle and when the head bedistal end as is shown particularly by thev comes loose on the handle through wear, dotted lines in Fig. 1. Turning the end it is simply necessary to tighten the nut so formation 10 which is in the form of a conas to cause the bolt' to move the head over the tinuation of the handle 2in a'right--handed tapered part of the handle to ti hten the 95 direction tends to tighten the seating of the head on the handle. If the han le should head end of the handle 2 in the e e 3. The break, the boltl will still hold the tool head in handle is formed with a'bore 1an with arelace and prevent it from falling oi the duced part 5 at its free end, a substantially 'andle and injuring any one.

5 conical recess Gbeing formed in the outer end -It is thought from the foregoing descrip- 10 tion that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readil apparent.

It is to be understood that changes ma be n iade in the construction and in the comblnatlon and arrangement of the several-parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is In combination, a tool head having a tapered handle-receiving eye flaring from the distal side of said head to `the proximal side of said head and being bounded by smooth surfaces and having a substantially similar cross-section throughout; a handle having a head end provided with a tapered eye engaging portion of similar'cross-seetion to said handle-receiving eye but free from shoulder, formation to permit adjustable takeup and of sufficient size that when tightly engaged in said eye it does not extend entirely therethrough and said handle having a central bore throughout its length; a bolt ,extending throu h said bore and having a bolt head stradd ing the distal end of said eye and a threaded extension at the other end adapted to extend out of said bore; and a tightening nut having threaded engagement wlth said bolt, frictional engagement with said handle, and shaped substantially to conform with and form an extension` of said handle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT DORFMAN.

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